Quote Originally Posted by flowerseverywhere View Post
Iris, another question since you are the only one who has spoken in defense . My question is how this behavior has any possible benefits I am missing. We can all argue about whether immigration is good or bad. Personally, I think we are all to blame for the faults of our immigration system. We have all stood by and allowed our elected officials to put band aids on here and there but not deal with and establish a clear immigration policy. Our leaders have knowingly allowed dreamers and others to stay here. And there are so many myths involving immigration and refugees that are imbedded in peoples minds. Like the vetting. There are clear guidelines established.

So back to the tweets, how do they benefit the American people?
how do they benefit the presidency?
re: immigration

Those clear guidelines could be improved, anything can be improved. Worth additional resources? Maybe not. But I did not then (early in this year) and do not now oppose stopping immigration while those vetting standards are reviewed. That seems like common sense to me. New administration, new rules. Even if the “new” rules end up being simple tweaks of the old, it is ok by me.

Re: tweets

Anyway, to your original question, what are “possible benefits” of Trump tweeting? His actions are team building. As I stated before he is speaking to his “base” (I hate that word for some reason.) You and other dissenters are not on his team. You are either for him or against him, and those who were for him propelled him into the White House. You are not very important to this President. Its ok, I was of no significance to tha last President and my Congressman and local legislative representative are positively against anything I find important. They are useless.

In his St. Louis speech yesterday President Trump did a good job in pulling his supporters into the team mindset. DH, A Trumpster all the way, mentioned how President Trump “didn't use ‘I’ like Obama did all the time.” Whether true or not, that is DH’s impression of the Ex Prez and we have been tossing about impressions a lot in this thread.